Hawks 118, Knicks 89

(Atlanta) -- Nazr Mohammed scored 24 points, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 20 as the Atlanta Hawks routed the New York Knicks 118-to-89 tonight at Philips Arena. <br><br>Jason Terry matched his season-high

Thursday, March 21st 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Atlanta) -- Nazr Mohammed scored 24 points, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 20 as the Atlanta Hawks routed the New York Knicks 118-to-89 tonight at Philips Arena.

Jason Terry matched his season-high with 11 assists for the Hawks, who have won six of seven at home and five of six overall.

New York had won three of four but dropped to 8-24 on the road. Kurt Thomas led the Knicks with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

After Latrell Sprewell hit an 8-foot jumper to cut Atlanta's lead to 62-to-52 early in the third quarter, the Hawks went on a 29-to-10 run that ended with Mohammed's reverse lay-up.